RAIDERS VS. CHIEFS

Published 4:00 am, Monday, January 3, 2000

FIRST QUARTER

The Raiders could not move on their first series and Leo Araguz punted 46 yards. Tamarick Vanover returned it 84 yards for a touchdown. On the Raiders' first play from scrimmage, James Hasty intercepted a Rich Gannon pass and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. The Raiders were forced to punt and the Chiefs moved 46 yards in 8 plays, seven of them runs, including a 24-yard run by Tony Richardson and a 10-yarder by Bam Morris. The drive stalled and Pete Stoyanovich kicked a 33-yard field goal. On the next series, Gannon's pass was intercepted by Cris Dishman on the Chiefs 32. Kansas City couldn't move, Marquis Walker blocked Daniel Pope's punt, Kenny Shedd picked it up and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown.

Chiefs 17, Raiders 7

SECOND QUARTER

Early in the period the Raiders took over on their 46 and drove 54 yards in 9 plays. Gannon hit Terry Mickens on a slant pattern for 13 yards on 3rd-and-11 and
Tyrone Wheatley
gained 14 yards to the 15. On 3rd-and-7 from the 12, Gannon threw a screen pass to
Zack Crockett
who took it into the end zone. After forcing a KC punt, the Raiders moved 52 yards in 9 plays. On 4th-and-5 Araguz punted but
Derrick Thomas
was called for running into the kicker, giving the Raiders a first down. On 3rd-and-6 from the Chiefs 38, Gannon hit Mickens for 13. On 3rd-and-7 from the 22, Gannon hit
Napoleon Kaufman
with a short shovel pass and Kaufman broke loose for a 22-yard touchdown run. The Chiefs went 86 yards in 12 plays, including a 7-yard run by

Donnell Bennett
on 3rd-and-1 from the KC 23 and passes of 21 yards from
Elvis Grbac
to
Kevin Lockett
and 11 and 19 to
Tony Gonzalez
. The touchdown was a 7-yard pass to Gonzalez. The Raiders took the kickoff and went 60 yards in 4 plays. The biggest gain was a 19-yard pass to
Tim Brown
, and from the KC 23, Gannon hit Wheatley with a screen pass and Wheatley scored.

Raiders 28 Chiefs 24

THIRD QUARTER

Following an Oakland punt, the Chiefs drove 98 yards in 13 plays. On 3rd- and-10 from his own 2, Bennett gained 27 yards up the middle and 11 on the next play. Tony Richardson had back-to-back runs of 11 and 10 yards and Grbac passed 15 yards to
Joe Horn
for the touchdown. The Raiders came back to go 68 yards on two plays, a 42-yard pass to Tim Brown and a 26-yard run by Wheatley.

Raiders 35, Chiefs 31

FOURTH QUARTER

The teams swapped punts until the Chiefs took over on the Raider 40. On the second play, Grbac hit Lockett for 39 yards and the touchdown. Neither team earned a first down on its next possession, and then the Raiders moved from their 10 to the 43, most of the yardage coming on a 30-yard pass to
Rickey Dudley
. They were then forced to punt, but stopped the Chiefs and took over on their own 40 with 2:46 remaining. Gannon completed passes of 8 and 7 yards to
Jon Ritchie
and a 9-yarder to Tim Brown, but a penalty pushed the Raiders back. On 4th-and-12 from the Chiefs 47 Gannon hit Brown for 20 yards. Another pass to Ritchie put the ball on the 20, and with 45 seconds left, Nedney kicked a 38-yard field goal. The Chiefs took over on their 30 with 39 seconds left and drove to the Raiders 28 with six seconds left. But Stoyanovich missed a 44-yard field goal try.

Raiders 38, Chiefs 38

OVERTIME

The Raiders won the toss and took over on the 40 when
Jon Baker
's kickoff went out of bounds. They moved to the KC 15 in 7 plays, including a 21-yard pass to Dudley and a 24-yarder to Brown. Nedney kicked a 33-yard field goal at 11:47.

Raiders 41, Chiefs 38

HERO OF THE GAME

Place-kicker
Joe Nedney
, who last week missed a field goal in San Diego that would have tied the game late in the fourth quarter, kicked a 38-yarder to tie the game with 45 seconds left and a 33-yarder in overtime to win it.

GOAT OF THE GAME

Kansas City kickoff specialist Jon Baker, signed just two week ago to solve the team's problem with short kickoffs, three times kicked off out of bounds to set the Raiders up on their 40. The last time he did was in overtime, and shortened the field for Oakland's winning drive.

TURNING POINT

With the Raiders down 17-0, Marquis Walker blocked Daniel Pope's punt and Kenny Shedd returned it 20 yards for a touchdown with 2:49 left in the first quarter.

SCORING

First Quarter

KC--Vanover 84 punt return (Stoyanovich kick), 13:03.

KC--Hasty 34 interception return (Stoyanovich kick), 12:46.

KC--FG Stoyanovich 33, 7:31.

Oak--Shedd 20 blocked punt return (Nedney kick), 2:49. Second Quarter

Oak--Crockett 12 pass from Gannon (Nedney kick), 13:19.

Oak--Kaufman 22 pass from Gannon (Nedney kick), 3:09.

KC--Gonzalez 7 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick) :54.

Oak--Wheatley 23 pass from Gannon (Nedney kick), :13. Third Quarter

KC--Horn 15 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick), 3:04.

Oak--Wheatley 26 run (Nedney kick), 2:03. Fourth Quarter

KC--Lockett 39 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick), 7:22.

Oak--FG Nedney 38, :45. Overtime

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